A woman who police said was hit on the Outer Loop at National Turnpike by a drunken driver earlier this week has died.

Four days after being hit by a drunken driver and after several surgeries, 48-year-old Sherrie Dulin died from her injuries.

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Four days after being hit by a drunken driver and after several surgeries, 48-year-old Sherrie Dulin died from her injuries.

"The commonwealth's attorney's office is not an investigative agency, that's the responsibility of LMPD," said commonwealth's attorney Kristi Gray.

Police said Diaz, 32, had a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when the truck she was driving Monday struck Dulin, but there are questions as to whether Dulin had the right-of-way to cross the street.

Police charged Diaz with drunken driving, having an open alcohol container and not having an operator's license, but not for striking the pedestrian.

But now that Dulin has died, the case may or may not change. The commonwealth could bring charges but it all depends on the evidence.

"We have to review whatever evidence exists to decide legally if any felonies occurred; if there is proof to substantiate those crimes and what can be properly presented to the grand jury," Gray said.

Kentucky transportation records show Diaz hasn't had a driver's license in Kentucky for three years, yet has been cited multiple times for driving without an operator's license.

Those who knew Dulin wonder if she might still be alive if Diaz had not been driving. Just hours after Dulin's death, Louisville police accident reconstruction units returned to National Turnpike at the Outer Loop to gather more evidence and finish their report.

"Once we're at that stage, then they'll bring it to us to review the file," Gray said.

Dulin's family has an attorney and is seeking legal council in this case.